tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post8987496424717508058..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Big GunsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-91097112813112112022012-10-23T11:12:57.212-04:002012-10-23T11:12:57.212-04:00Liz, have you seen my food blog? I see "oreo&...Liz, have you seen my food blog? I see "oreo" of any description, and I'm going to run with it!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-30049702905286684692012-10-23T04:20:26.918-04:002012-10-23T04:20:26.918-04:00You've certainly pulled out the big guns here....You've certainly pulled out the big guns here.<br />Interesting angle on a difficult chapter of Mankind's History. <br />Too many sacrifices... <br />:/~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-31560549848978140672012-10-22T08:13:19.885-04:002012-10-22T08:13:19.885-04:00So true! So true! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48201855593515788592012-10-22T08:12:19.652-04:002012-10-22T08:12:19.652-04:00I really like that photo of him.I really like that photo of him.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-30388616728702858822012-10-22T08:10:28.880-04:002012-10-22T08:10:28.880-04:00Wouldn't that make us all sing "It's ...Wouldn't that make us all sing "It's a small world after all"?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-70738380754731902772012-10-22T08:09:53.816-04:002012-10-22T08:09:53.816-04:00Thanks, QB!Thanks, QB!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71247374366904284262012-10-22T08:09:39.466-04:002012-10-22T08:09:39.466-04:00I really don't know, Jana. In fact, I never k...I really don't know, Jana. In fact, I never knew any of my uncle's wartime experience until I actually read these clippings in preparation for Sepia Saturday. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59937470530357615522012-10-22T08:07:58.215-04:002012-10-22T08:07:58.215-04:00Good question, Peter. The Coast Guard's job i...Good question, Peter. The Coast Guard's job is to protect the borders and if Guam was US territory, then their job extended there too. Now as for the Philippines, that's something else. I'm guessing that the CG was providing transportation for the Marines.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-58104609602189877352012-10-22T08:05:06.310-04:002012-10-22T08:05:06.310-04:00And the newspaper SHOULDN'T spell anything wro...And the newspaper SHOULDN'T spell anything wrong! But yes, mothers are always right.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48971500316306050062012-10-22T08:03:44.983-04:002012-10-22T08:03:44.983-04:00Yeah, I wonder if fighting the enemy shirtless was...Yeah, I wonder if fighting the enemy shirtless was allowed. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-84198978288989663382012-10-22T08:02:39.904-04:002012-10-22T08:02:39.904-04:00You're right - I need to find some kind of arc...You're right - I need to find some kind of archival sleeve for those newspaper clippings before they turn to dust.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-69809768363562180112012-10-22T08:01:15.991-04:002012-10-22T08:01:15.991-04:00And yet for kids today, WWII probably feels like a...And yet for kids today, WWII probably feels like ancient history.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-58405701283257501532012-10-21T17:34:27.993-04:002012-10-21T17:34:27.993-04:00Everyone seems in agreement about the extreme yout...Everyone seems in agreement about the extreme youth of people like your uncle. It was ever thus. Wars were really fought by boys (and girls) not long out of school. This was brought home to me the first time I toured WW1 cemeteries. We owe them so much.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-68468375820002826442012-10-21T12:52:50.782-04:002012-10-21T12:52:50.782-04:00The heavy involvement of the Coast Guard was a sur...The heavy involvement of the Coast Guard was a surprise to me too. That first photograph of your Uncle seems to capture his essence. Great that you have not only the photographs but the story to go with them.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16289047268900271752012-10-21T12:49:03.454-04:002012-10-21T12:49:03.454-04:00Why oh why did you mention the lemon filing! Wonde...Why oh why did you mention the lemon filing! Wonder where on earth I might find one of those now. It must be time for lunch.Liz Strattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355785887810653358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-22262177475008873382012-10-21T11:04:13.585-04:002012-10-21T11:04:13.585-04:00This is great! I wonder if he ever ran into Cary&...This is great! I wonder if he ever ran into Cary's dad when in Guam (Troy was in the Navy SeeBees). The Guam folks might like a copy of that last picture, Wendy.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-52972545898570153402012-10-20T22:19:28.769-04:002012-10-20T22:19:28.769-04:00Wonderful tribute to your uncle - from the first ...Wonderful tribute to your uncle - from the first photo of him behind the big gun (what a dangerous job!), to the old newspaper clippings and the tribute to the Coast Guard. Queen Beehttp://www.beeskneesdaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-21498666206844493162012-10-20T15:34:46.790-04:002012-10-20T15:34:46.790-04:00Really awesome post Wendy! Orvin was so young in ...Really awesome post Wendy! Orvin was so young in that first photo! And what a story about Orvin and his pal reuniting on that ship! Great stuff! Do you know if his pal made it through the war okay? Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-65950531219134286812012-10-20T14:37:28.554-04:002012-10-20T14:37:28.554-04:00Never knew the Coast Guard operated so far from ho...Never knew the Coast Guard operated so far from home. Or was the Guam coast also part of their territory?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49267676300024793732012-10-20T13:41:44.405-04:002012-10-20T13:41:44.405-04:00Thanks for outing all of us! HA HAThanks for outing all of us! HA HAWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86164859983285155432012-10-20T12:39:23.966-04:002012-10-20T12:39:23.966-04:00Wow, how interesting and what a treasure to have a...Wow, how interesting and what a treasure to have about your uncle. Big guns for sure! Great photos all of them. It's funny about the newspaper spelling it wrong, as a child I remember arguing with my mother that a word was right because they wouldn't spell it wrong in the newspaper! Ha! One of my first lessons, besides, yes my mother was always right! Ha! Ha!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-7808938310773635772012-10-20T09:48:09.701-04:002012-10-20T09:48:09.701-04:00What an expressive face and twinkling eyes. He doe...What an expressive face and twinkling eyes. He does indeed look like someone younger joking around a gun and saying can you believe this. It really brings home how very young those brave men of WW2 were. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-26743605591035245732012-10-20T09:06:02.251-04:002012-10-20T09:06:02.251-04:00Great post Dry Bones! I wonder if Bushel Butt has...Great post Dry Bones! I wonder if Bushel Butt has read this about her daddy?<br /><br />Love,<br />Stinkie (yeah he was a riot) Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-80583786112463610702012-10-20T08:39:34.327-04:002012-10-20T08:39:34.327-04:00Wonderful that you have those newspaper clippings!...Wonderful that you have those newspaper clippings! Be sure to preserve them.<br /><br />We all a huge debt of thanks to all those branches of service.<br />ColleenColleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79570917135905382672012-10-20T06:55:16.062-04:002012-10-20T06:55:16.062-04:00Thank-you. He was a funny man who kept us on our ...Thank-you. He was a funny man who kept us on our toes with his teasing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com